Friday, Jan. 27, 2012

Art exhibits in the Myrtle Beach area

By Steve Palisin -

Just because it’s gray outside doesn’t mean all the color is gone this winter.

Area art museums keep the color alive all season long with various exhibits, art classes and more. Below is a sampling of events, whether you’re looking to get hands on with some art classes or admire others’ works from afar.

Art exhibits

• Brookgreen Gardens, U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield Beach. “Vanishing Acts: Trees Under Threat” exhibit through Feb. 26; “Etched In the Eyes, The Spirit of a People Called Gullah Geechee,” noon-4:30 p.m. daily through March 2; and “Birds in Art,” Jan. 28-April 22; all free with garden admission, which lasts seven days: $14 ages 13-64, $12 ages 65 and older, and $7 ages 4-12. Open 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 235-6000, 800-849-1931 or www.brookgreen.org.

• Coastal Carolina University Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery, in the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts, in Conway, Jonathan Brilliant’s “Weaving, Stacking, Staining,” 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays through Feb. 17. Free. 349-6454 or www.coastal.edu/bryanartgallery, and www.jonathanbrilliant.com.

• Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, 3100 S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach. “Bishop Maps and Prints Collection” through March 18; “Wish You Were Here: A Photographic Documentary by Farnell & Powell,” through Feb. 26; and “From Tree to Treasure: An International Invitational Exhibition of Turned or Sculpted Wood” and William Jameson’s “Woodland Textures,” both through April 26. Free. 238-2510 or www.myrtlebeachartmuseum.org.

• The Rice Museum Prevost Gallery, 633 Front St., Georgetown. “Here Abouts,” paintings and shadowboxes, through Feb. 25; free. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 546-7423 or www.ricemuseum.org.

• Silver Coast Winery, 6680 Barbeque Road, Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., art exhibit by Barton Hatcher, through March 5. Noon-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, and until 6 p.m. Fridays through February; and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays in March. Free. 910-287-2800 or www.silvercoastwinery.com.

• Sunset River Marketplace, 10283 Beach Drive S.W. (N.C. 179), Calabash, N.C. “Myrtle Beach Remembers” exhibit of paintings by Steve Jameson, through Saturday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 910-575-5999 or www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com.

Art classes

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH PARKS AND RECREATION

All at the J. Bryan Floyd Community Center, 1030 Possum Trot Road; details at 280-5584 or parks.nmb.us:

• With Nina Ortiz | for ages 18 and older, “Art for Lunch,” 12:30-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, and “Drawing to Paint,” 12:30-2:30 p.m. Thursdays; each: $60 monthly or $20 per class. Details from Ortiz at 997-4729.

• With Stuart Fleishman | for ages 14 and older, most $85 per session or $25 per class, plus supplies. Unless otherwise noted, for February sessions, register by Feb. 3, for March session, by March 2; details from Fleishman at 678-313-9046, or email him at fuforu@aol.com.

• Meet and greets with instructor | noon-12:45 p.m. Friday and March 2

• “Pastel Portraiture” | 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 6-27 and March 5-26.

• “Brush and Palette knife painting – with acrylic and oil paints” | 9:30 a.m.-noon Thursdays, Feb. 2-23 (register by Jan. 27) and March 8-29; and 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fridays, Feb. 3-24 (register by Jan. 27) and March 9-30.

• “Drawing, Charcoals & Pastels” | 2-4:30 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 6-27 and March 5-26.

FRANKLIN G. BURROUGHS-SIMEON B. CHAPIN ART MUSEUM

3100 S. Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach, details at 238-2510 or www.myrtlebeachartmuseum.org:

• “Studio Wednesdays” | for ages 13-16, Linoleum Cuts 4-6 p.m. Feb. 15, 22 and 29; $35 museum members, otherwise $50, plus $10 supply fee.

• “Mommy (or Daddy) and Me” | for ages 3-4, 10-11 a.m. Feb. 2 (line variety paintings) and March 1 (tissue paper collage); each free for members, otherwise $5

• “Second or Fourth Saturdays” | for ages 5-7, 10-11:30 a.m. Feb. 11 or 25 (color and lumber experiments) and March 10 or 24 (elements of a landscape); for ages 8-12: 1-2:30 p.m. Feb. 11 or 25 (uncover the wood grain) and March 10 or 24 (art history’s greatest landscapes); each free for members, otherwise $5.

• Watercolor classes | taught by Susan Duke, a local painter and gallery owner, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesdays. $84 for six classes, or $15 drop-in per class. Details from Duke at 251-3877.

COASTAL CAROLINA DECORATIVE PAINTERS

• Classes with Katie George, 9 a.m. Feb. 4-5 at Myrtle Beach Golf and Yacht Club, 6851 King Arthur Drive, Myrtle Beach. $100 includes surfaces. Preregister: 222-0612 or email mimishooz@aol.com; also www.sueprine.com/ccdp.

Art galleries

• Art & Soul, an Artisan Gallery Inc., 5001 N. Kings Highway, Suite 105, Myrtle Beach, in Rainbow Harbor plaza. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 839-2727.

• Cheryl Newby Gallery, 11096 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island, in The Shops at Oak Lea. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. 979-0149, 800-435-2733 or www.cherylnewbygallery.com.

• Collectors Cafe and Gallery, 7740 N. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach. 11:30 a.m.-midnight Mondays-Saturdays. 449-9370 or www.collectorscafeandgallery.com.

• Conway Glass, 209 Laurel St., Conway. 9:30-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. Free glass-blowing demonstrations 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 4 and March 3. 248-3558 or www.conwayglass.com.

• Ebb and Flow Art Co-op, 4763 U.S. 17 Bypass, Murrells Inlet. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Also: “Desserts, Wine and Art” benefit for the Rape Crisis Center 7:30-10:30 p.m. Feb. 11 with jazz by The Eclectric Company, for $12 singles or $20 couples. 651-2386 or ebbandflowartco-op.com.

• Franklin Square Gallery, 130 E. West St., Southport, N.C. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 910-278-7560 or www.franklinsquaregallery.com.

• Fresh Brewed Coffee House, 933 Broadway St., Myrtle Beach. Artist of the Month for January: Calvin Blassingame, and February: Blair Browning. Open 3 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 251-8282 or www.freshb rewedcoffeehouse.com.

• Georgetown Art Gallery, 705 Front St., Georgetown, with 20 artists. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 527-7711.

• Howard Gallery, 532 Broadway St., Myrtle Beach. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 626-3118 or thehowardgallery.com.

• Island Art Gallery, in The Village Shops, 10744-M Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. 455-0336 or www.pawleysislandart.com.

• Jeffcoat Pottery, 284-B Koolabrew Drive, Calabash, N.C. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. 910-579-2400 or www.jeffcoatpottery.com.

• Jewelry by Wendy – Beach House Fine Arts, 10152 Beach Drive S.W., Unit 6, Calabash, N.C. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. 910-575-0024 or www.jewelrybywendy.com.

• Mudpuddle Pottery Studio, in St. James Plaza, 4002 Executive Park Blvd., Suite 600-B (rear), Supply, N.C., in a business park on N.C. 211, across from Brunswick Electric. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. first and third Saturdays monthly. 910-363-4244 or email mudpuddle910@gmail.com.

• Seacoast Artist Guild of South Carolina, gallery open 6 a.m.-2 p.m. daily at Applewood House of Pancakes, 14361 Ocean Highway, Litchfield Beach; and at Seacoast Mall Gallery in Inlet Square in Murrells Inlet, open during mall hours. 655-1800, 947-0668 and www.seacoastartistguild.com.

• Whispering Palms Art Studio & Boutique, 503 Ninth Ave. N., Myrtle Beach, in Nance Plaza at Kings Highway. 11a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and noon-7 p.m. Saturdays. 910-232-9609.